Netsafe provides us with a great starting point in developing or reviewing our digital citizenship programmes. Netsafe offer support to school throughout New Zealand.

1. Ako | Young people are “active agents” in the design and implementation of digital citizenship, including approaches to online safety.

2. Whānaungatanga | An unbounded, coherent home-school-community approach is central to the development of digital citizenship and online safety management.

3. Manaakitanga | Approaches to digital citizenship are inclusive, responsive, and equitable in design and implementation.

4. Wairuatanga | Digital citizenship in action positively contributes to wellbeing and resilience development enabling safer access to effective learning and social opportunities

5. Mahi tahi | Digital citizenship development and online safety incident management are fostered through partnership approaches, coherent systems, and collaboration

6. Kotahitanga | Evaluation and inquiry underpin the ongoing design of digital citizenship approaches, based on rich evidence from young people and their whānau.

Learn more go to Netsafe's Research

The Netsafe Schools Surveys have been designed to help you understand what your school community thinks and knows about online safety, citizenship and wellbeing.

https://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/netsafe-schools/surveys/

Netsafe have surveys for students (from Year 6 upwards), staff, parents and whānau that align to the seven key areas of the Netsafe Schools Framework. The survey results you collect will help you complete the Netsafe Schools Review Tool.

The Netsafe Schools Review Tool helps schools review their online safety, citizenship and wellbeing planning in alignment with the seven key areas identified in the Netsafe Schools Framework. The survey can be set up by the key person in your school it requires registration with Netsafe.

The Netsafe Schools Planner helps you create an action plan for your school’s online safety, citizenship and wellbeing practices.

The Planner identifies key actions and provides resources to help schools develop their practices based on the outcome of their Netsafe Schools Review Tool.

A school can select the areas they would like to focus on developing and from there, a range of resources and suggested actions are provided, to support positive change. To access the Netsafe Schools Planner, first complete the Netsafe School Review Tool.

You will need a My Kit school account to access the Netsafe Schools Planner. If you haven’t already added your school to your My Kit account, you can do this in the ‘Manage My Account section.

https://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/resources/staff/ Link to Workshops run by Netsafe

This is a comprehensive guide:

https://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/incident-management-guide/

Netsafe’s Incident Response Guide can be used when planning for, dealing with, or reviewing online safety incidents. It is strongly recommended that schools dealing with complex online safety incidents contact the Netsafe team for direct advice and assistance.

The goal is to ensure the wellbeing and safety of those involved, and to work towards a resolution so that a positive learning environment is maintained. It is important to remember that the focus should be on the behaviours behind the incident and not the technology.

The principles that guide how schools respond to digital incidents are to:

• Minimise student / staff distress or harm;

• Maintain student / staff safety;

• Focus on the behaviors – not the technology;

• Follow school processes regarding student consent and confidentiality.

The school’s usual disciplinary or behaviour management practices apply and schools have the authority to act even if the incident has taken place outside of school.

For information about the surrender and retention of digital devices visit the Ministry of Education’s guidelines.